| 单词 | precipice |
|---|---|
| 音标 | ['presipis] |
| 解释 | n.悬崖 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 n. 悬崖(a very steep or overhanging place) 【考】 precipice : steepness / defile : narrowness(断崖很险峻/狭谷很 狭窄) 【记】 pre(前面)+cip(落下) +ice→前面(突然)落 下→悬崖 【例】 The mountain climbers inched up the precipice. |
| 字源 | precipice (n.) "steep face of rock," 1630s, from Middle French précipice, from Latin praecipitium "a steep place," literally "a fall or leap," from praeceps (genitive praecipitis) "steep, headlong, headfirst," from prae "before, forth" (see pre-) + caput "head" (see head (n.)). Earlier in English as a verb (1590s) meaning "fall to great depth." |
| 不择手段背单词 | n. 悬崖 = cliff = bluff 【记】pre前面, cip落下, ice－前面突然落下－悬崖 【类】precipice: steepness = defile: narrowness断崖很险峻 = 狭谷很狭窄 【反】level(adj 平坦的) |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】pre- + cip capital 头 + ice冰，头在前面从冰山冲出去→跳崖 |
Learn with these flashcards. Click next, previous, or up to navigate to more flashcards for this subject.
Next card: Precipitant adj precipitate pri'sipitənt n.沉淀剂 英 仓促的(abrupt sudden
Previous card: Precept n participle pri:sept n.箴言，格言 英 箴言，格言(a command
Up to card list: 极品GRE红宝书(简体中文)